ActiveReports allows reports to be saved in their own standard format called an RDF file (Report Document Format). In this format, the data is static. The saved report displays the data that is retrieved when you run the report. You can save a report to an RDF file and load it into the viewer control.

To save a report as a static RDF file

Double-click the title bar of the Windows Form to create an event-handling method for the Form_Load event.

To load a saved RDF file into the ActiveReports viewer

Double-click the title bar of the Windows Form to create an event-handling method for the Form_Load event.

Add the following code to the handler to load the saved report.

To write the code in Visual Basic.NET

Visual Basic.NET code. Paste INSIDE the Form_Load event.

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Viewer1.Document.Load("Location of the .RDF File")

To write the code in C#

C# code. Paste INSIDE the Form_Load event.

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viewer1.Document.Load(@"Location of the .RDF File");

Note: The Windows Form Viewer can display RDF files made with any version of ActiveReports, including COM versions. The FlashViewer viewer type of the WebViewer (Professional Edition) may be able to display RDF files made with previous versions, but this is not guaranteed for every RDF.

To save or load report files to a memory stream

Double-click the title bar of the Windows Form to create an event-handling method for the Form_Load event.

Add the following code to the handler to save the report to a memory stream and load the memory stream into the ActiveReports viewer.